Are you ready to travel? Grab your passport and get ready to travel to the country of your choice.Your job is to find information about the country you are researching. You will create a paperslide video to share with the class.
The Task:
You will learn new facts about a country from books and websites. You will record all of your information, words and pictures, in your research folder. When you have finished gathering information, you will prepare a paperslide video to share with the class.
The Process:
Put on your "thinking cap" and begin your quest!
1. Fill out your United States passport. Draw a picture of yourself in the box next to your name.
2. Use these websites to find information about your country. Fill out the country handout with the information you find.
3.Create the paperslides for your video. The paperslides should contain words and pictures. Make sure your paperslides are easy to read. Don't forget the title page!
4.Put your paperslides in order and practice what you will say
5.Ask your teacher to help you film your paperslide video!
Evaluation:
Your teacher will be looking for the following information when grading your work. Use the checklist below to help you.
A world map with your country colored.
A picture of your country's flag.
How many people live in your country? This is called population (pop-u-lay-shun)
Language/Languages Spoke
Special Holidays
Examples of food that are special to that country
Weather
What are the major landforms? Are there mostly mountains? Deserts? Plains? Island?
Include any fun facts about your country
Paperslides include words and pictures
Paperslides are neat
Voice is clear and easy to understand in the paperslide video
Countries Around the World Webquest
Introduction:
Are you ready to travel? Grab your passport and get ready to travel to the country of your choice.Your job is to find information about the country you are researching. You will create a paperslide video to share with the class.
The Task:
You will learn new facts about a country from books and websites. You will record all of your information, words and pictures, in your research folder. When you have finished gathering information, you will prepare a paperslide video to share with the class.
The Process:
Put on your "thinking cap" and begin your quest!
1. Fill out your United States passport. Draw a picture of yourself in the box next to your name.
2. Use these websites to find information about your country. Fill out the country handout with the information you find.
3.Create the paperslides for your video. The paperslides should contain words and pictures. Make sure your paperslides are easy to read. Don't forget the title page!
4.Put your paperslides in order and practice what you will say
5.Ask your teacher to help you film your paperslide video!
Evaluation:
Your teacher will be looking for the following information when grading your work. Use the checklist below to help you.
A world map with your country colored.
A picture of your country's flag.
How many people live in your country? This is called population (pop-u-lay-shun)
Language/Languages Spoke
Special Holidays
Examples of food that are special to that country
Weather
What are the major landforms? Are there mostly mountains? Deserts? Plains? Island?
Include any fun facts about your country
Paperslides include words and pictures
Paperslides are neat
Voice is clear and easy to understand in the paperslide video
Conclusion
Hooray! You are now an expert on your country!
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